OT CGW Article

[Loser]

Originally posted by Ruatha:
Didn't they but DOS from another programmer/company in the beginning, and then reprogram it, not starting from scratch though?
But windows 1.0 was their original product wasn't it? The code I mean, if it was their ideas is up for discussion, let's not get into that!

Oh lets! XEROX PARC, 'nuf said, we're done.

Actually just about everything Microsoft has ever produced was bought from someone else. Even the Internet Explorer was and still is written by some slice of academia. Once they got enough leverage to buy other people's good work and, importantly, improve on it they were golden and near unstoppable.

The only thing I can think of that they did all on their own was Microsoft BOB, and anyone who remembers that knows why everyone else doesn't.

I may not have any love for Microsoft, but I do have to say that they are good at what they do.

[Ack]

Yeah, but vice versa... Edison was convinced of the superiority of Direct Current, while Tesla (who actually had *REAL* scientific training) knew that Alternating Current was the way to go for distribution. Both still exist today because they can fulfill different niches. AC is best for transmitting over long distances (there are only two or three major DC transmission lines in the US), while DC is easier to work with in circutry, and easier to make portable (batteries are DC).

Any competition that ends up with an electrocuted elephant is not good competition.

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And is it just me, or has the topic of this thread already been posted? I'm getting this weird dèjá vu feeling...
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Undoubtedly it has already been discussed here. With that I intend to let this topic die...

[Slynky]

Sony's format was Betamax (not VHS). Most everyone else was VHS. Beta, as it became to be called, was generally superior.

[Ack]

Wups, Slynky you are absolutely correct. Sony built Betamax while JVC built VHS.

Sony VHS Page

[Will]

Just ran a few searches, and I think it was this thread that gave me the dèjá vu. It appears that they're different articles.

*ditzy 90's child mode ON*
like, OMG! u mean ppl actually USED VHS tapes????? like, y didnt they use, like, dvds and stuff, u no?? OMG!
*ditzy 90's child mode OFF*

(disclaimer)
If you are a ditzy 90's child, and the thought of suing me for slander comes into your mind, do yourself a favor. Forget about it, move on, and go beg your daddy to buy you a new DVD. It will make you feel better.
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